Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP200200680
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Predicting seed lifespan for improved curation of conservation seed banks. This project aims to improve the practice of seed banking for the conservation of the Australian flora. Recent evidence points to diverse and complex storage behaviour for wild seeds and to seeds of many species being shorter-lived than anticipated. Predicting seed storage behaviour and viability decline is central to effective seedbanking. This project expects to develop new high throughput technologies and data interrogation techniques for predicting seed lifespan in storage, and alternative storage protocols for problematic seeds. Results will allow seed bank managers to more efficiently triage and curate their seed collections and will benefit seed banks globally.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2021
End Date: 06-2025
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $582,084.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Physiology | Environmental Science and Management | Conservation and Biodiversity
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |
